Malware Review

What is Malware?

• Software that is NOT harmful

• Software that is harmful

• Software that does nothing

What is a Trojan Horse?

• A program that is harmful and pretends to be a helpful program

• A program that is harmful and pretends to be a harmful program

• A program that is harmful and self replicates

What year did was the first computer virus created?

• 1980

• 1981

• 1982

• 1983

What did Ralph Burger do that caused a massive increase in the number of viruses created?

• Wrote a book on computer ethics

• Created more viruses

• Got on TV and explained how to make viruses

• Wrote a book detailing how to write a virus

If you receive an attachment from someone you don't know, you should never open it.

• True

• False

A ------- is a computer program that can invade computer and perform a variety of functions ranging from annoying(e.g. popping up messages as a joke) to dangerous (e.g. deleting files)

• Computer Virus

• Anti Virus

• Microsoft Word

• Window Defender

Why computer virus is so dangerous ?

• It could create a new system inside the old one

• It could create data damage

• It will help you to spend your time

• It could make you richer and famous in a short time

A computer virus is destructive in nature

• true

• false

Viruses cannot spread from one computer to another

• true

• false

Which research site created the first computer worm?

• Xerox Palo Alto

• UCLA

• Harvard

• UTRGV